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20 Things From My Life That I Regret (But Not Entirely)
I just finished a rather colorful bowl of oatmeal this AM. Sprinkles were welcomed onto my classic bowl of banana chia egg white oats, because I’m turning 20 today! Two decades and no longer a teen....
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Day in the Life {Work Day}
Time for my/our favorite type of post!! Here is what my last 24+ hours looked like: 6:40 AM – Alarm goes off. Feelin’ pretty alright with waking up right away (praaaaaise), but I slowly roll out of...
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Meet One of My Closest Blog Friends: Colby Triolo
I don’t know if you’re ready for this. I am bubbling over with excitement, because today you all get to meet one of my best blog buddies! Allow me to introduce Miss Colby Triolo! Technically, I’ve...
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Three Years of Movin’ and Groovin’
Popcorn is the most underrated snack of all time. I’ve been eating Angie’s Boom Chicka Pop (both kettle and sea salt flavors) like it’s the only food in the world these past few weeks. Go pop a bag for...
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Ireland Soon, But Boston First
So much for shorter, more frequent posts. Time got away from me as these past few days have been a whirlwind (← prepare to hear that from me for the next year or so). I’m currently in Boston visiting...
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The Comparison Trap Revisited
Another night, another internet cafe session in the dark. Our wifi isn’t installed in the dorms yet (praying that it gets up tomorrow!), so a few of us are outside using our laptops in the nippy air....
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Food Over Booze
My professor asked us to journal or blog for homework!!! So now I won’t feel bad “productive procrastinating” when I blog. It is purely schoolwork Friday I started the morning with Lori and Michelle’s...
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Challenged
I’m forgetting that the weather usually gets colder once fall hits. I have to wear socks and sweaters in my dorm room, which currently seems like a foreign concept to me. Like, I can’t just be in...
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Living Life on the Edge of a Cliff
Ireland keeps one-upping itself. Just when I think, “THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE PLACE EVER,” I go to another place, and I have to say the phrase again. This weekend, I went to two of {seriously} my two...
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Day in the Life: Study Abroad
You knew this post had to come sooner or later. Here’s a day in the life of a student (me) studying abroad in Ireland. 7:50 AM — Wake up, mostly because I need to pee. Roll out of bed and stumble down...
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Operation “Say Yes”
…”to the dress.” I’m getting married! Just kidding. This is about how I am the flakiest, most indecisive person ever. “Hey, Alison, do you wanna go out tonight?” “Oh!…maybe. I’ll let you know. I want...
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Bread, Butter, Cheese and Sugar
The diet of champions. I did something spontaneous, and it worked out tremendously! I had been wanting to have a wine and cheese night for the longest time this semester, so I finally reached out to my...
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Adventure Awaits
I am trying to fit my life into a school backpack for ten days. We finished finals for two of our classes, and now we are off on our ten-day, mid-semester break! I guess you could say that Megan and I...
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First Friendsgiving
GUYS, I HAD AN AMAZING DATE THIS WEEKEND. Actually, I had many dates! I didn’t fall in love with an Irish boy, but I did fall in love with these luxurious Medjool dates that a patient brought into work...
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Cheers, Dublin
HELLO, AMERICA! could not wipe the smile off my face when I saw this I can hear Frank Sinatra singing, “New York, New York”. It’s like I never even left this side of the pond. I’ve gone right back to...
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The Great and Small Things I Learned This Semester {Study Abroad}
It’s hard to put into words how I feel about my experiences in Ireland, but I will do what I’ve done every semester before this — write up a list of… [freshman 1 ~ freshman 2 ~ sophomore 1 ~ sophomore...
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Dear Alison… {A Look Back at 2016}
Dear 2016 Alison, It’s been one heck of a year. A lot of people are hating on 2016, but bad things happen every year. There has also been a lot of good that 2016 brought to the world, such as the...
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16 Hour Delay
I feel like under-eye circles are the battery display of my body. I got 7 hours of sleep on Monday night (which is average), but I still felt pretty tired, and I had purple circles under my eyes....
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Before Going Back to Reality
I’m going back to Boston today!!! As sad as I am to be leaving my family, I am very looking forward to being with my friends and doing all the learning and activities back at Boston University. It’s...
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Back in Boston: Same But Different
I think yesterday was the best first day of school I’ve ever had. And I think it’s because I felt the least anxious I’ve ever felt on a first day of school. There were still feelings of uncertainty and...
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